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2014 Old Dominion

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Bobby Wilder.

Schedule and results

Old Dominion in 2014, game by game: won vs. Hampton 41–28; lost at NC State 34–46; won vs. Eastern Michigan 17–3; won at Rice 45–42; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 28–41; lost vs. Marshall 14–56; lost at UTEP 35–42; lost at Western Kentucky 51–66; lost at Vanderbilt 28–42; won vs. Florida International 38–35; won vs. Louisiana Tech 30–27; won at Florida Atlantic 31–28+14−42Won 41–28 vs. Hampton+13HamptonLost 34–46 at NC State-12NC StateWon 17–3 vs. Eastern Michigan+14Eastern MichiganWon 45–42 at Rice+3RiceLost 28–41 vs. Middle Tennessee-13Middle TennesseeLost 14–56 vs. Marshall-42MarshallLost 35–42 at UTEP-7UTEPLost 51–66 at Western Kentucky-15Western KentuckyLost 28–42 at Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltWon 38–35 vs. Florida International+3Florida Interna…Won 30–27 vs. Louisiana Tech+3Louisiana TechWon 31–28 at Florida Atlantic+3Florida Atlantic
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsHamptonW 41–⁠2878%
Sep 6atNC StateL 34–⁠4643%
Sep 13vsEastern MichiganW 17–⁠367%
Sep 20atRiceW 45–⁠4231%
Sep 26vsMiddle TennesseeL 28–⁠4157%
Oct 4vsMarshallL 14–⁠5631%
Oct 11atUTEPL 35–⁠4246%
Oct 25atWestern KentuckyL 51–⁠6626%
Nov 1atVanderbiltL 28–⁠4230%
Nov 8vsFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠3557%
Nov 22vsLouisiana TechW 30–⁠2727%
Nov 29atFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠2840%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida Atlantic 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 17 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
392–⁠456
Coach
Bobby Wilder
Elo
1388 −23 this season
SP+ rating
-12.7 No. 109 of 128; offense No. 44, defense No. 126, special teams No. 121
SRS
−11.0 No. 104 of 128 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 77
Offensive coordinator
Brian Scott
Defensive coordinator
Rich Nagy
Offense
Hurry-up spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense15th of 128
  • Defense126th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted130th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2546%1.3115th of 128
Defense0.3052%1.12126th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.22 off
0.30 def		44% off
53% def		—32nd off
130th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 282% allowed
Defense4.4own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTaylor Heinicke QB3,476 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Heinicke QB30 TD
Rushing yardsRay Lawry RB947 yds
Rushing touchdownsRay Lawry RB16 TD
Receiving yardsAntonio Vaughan WR1,019 yds
Receiving touchdownsAntonio Vaughan WR12 TD
InterceptionsChristian Byrum S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Shuler Bentley PRO★★★No. 1502
Vincent Lowe APB★★★No. 1596
Christian Byrum S★★★No. 1622
Marques Little CB★★★No. 1702
Oshane Ximines OLB★★★No. 1733

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.818
Running backs22.50.794
Receivers52.20.780
Offensive line12.00.751
Defensive line42.00.770
Linebackers32.30.787
Defensive backs42.50.790
Athletes and specialists22.00.733
Whole class222.30.778

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 105

The 2014 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 21 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠113–⁠123
Louisiana Tech7–⁠19–⁠5
Rice5–⁠38–⁠5
UTEP5–⁠37–⁠6
Middle Tennessee5–⁠36–⁠6
Western Kentucky4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠46–⁠6
Old Dominion4–⁠46–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
North Texas2–⁠64–⁠8
Florida Atlantic2–⁠63–⁠9
Southern Miss1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.